Aeroplane.



V. P. P-LBIss.

AEROPLANEL APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 2', 1911.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911."

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AEROPLANE.

1,091,941. specificati@ ofV Letters Patent. Aug .1911K Application tiled Fabi-ilary 27, 1911. Seljial No. 6l11,108.

To all whmjn it may gfncm:

B0 it known thut I, Vitrron l. Filmus, :l suhjeet o f the Enipeioijof .f \u, .ti"in Llungni'y, und it. Vreside-,nt Qt Lakewood, eount')Y 'et Qcean, und Stute of New .'leieey', have invented ce1-tuin new and .useful Improvements in Aei'opltuies, of which the l'ullmving is a full, clear, und exact derivr-ipteu.

The principal Qbjejet of this invention in to provide :1n aeroplane in which one et' the in uln `supporting planes emu lie tilted, 'fer the pui'liose of eentlolliug the forward movement eff the cur, etheir upward in' A further .Qbject is to pitovide a shi'ftnhle Supporting plitfne, that may extend 'ti-unsveifsely and vwhich is arranged. adjacent one 0121x1011@ tiuisyelse Supporting planeet, und which suidpluno nifty he fornied of a plurality o fseetjens, that can be tilted, either; sepa-mately 0 '1 together.

A still uithel" Object ist() liroviden. 4t runsH vewefsiippqlj ngpliine that is nilfuugod iutermediute off @ther giuppgiitinfg planes, and in which one ezt theupipei planes is tenger or `oyefxlitngs the inte'ijiuedilute plane, 'ui-luie* the 1`9w erplane is ,Shorter-than, and is itself werbung 'iby the intermediate plane.

` A-stll thither-.object is tn prowide un i`nvidefexien ensei-th 'lint-@Luie of the Car.' t;

it @the car;

whese inner endE are spried u compmatively short distance apart, and -whieh distance of these seetions. These sections are Supported to ISwing or up und down, and are s hpufn v:is p-iyoted 4 to the .front pest 6, but, may be :jsecued to tliege .pests',fand made' to flex. The mur edgegfef these two'sections tire imtconnrected tbthefnlainleybut arjefree to shift up' and down., lSii @ble ineens is provided for operating. the Sections of the shown as fogi'ned of two seetionsnnd- 9,'

middle plane'indepndentyf-fmmthe 'place is considerably IQSS than 4the lengtfhof either mams," .Such

also have the effect ,0f overcoming the tendeney of the machine to drop r fall when the motor. is.Stopped;i-

It will he'observed th'atthegtwo sections 5 8 and 9 for-1npractically;7 aeontinuous plane,

the inner endsbeing" spaced apart a coinparatively shortmdistaee, for the purpose of providingr room for the motor, and for the operator, atthe center of thecar.

Vertical rudde orfwings are also provided, a rudder 17: being hovifn hinged to an outer frontp A, v .'X't'e'n'ding' 'rearward, at one Side'f` 'f' "g while Aa simin lar rudder 1,8 is' ward roxnan upri the ear` T liesengd l :hy flexihle'in'ember and-'Q0 that have ,their extren'ii-tie'slsedur toa longitudinally extending shaftifZLff'fll latte' provided mayl he controlled with a hand f lie p on to be gra-sped by rater of e ear. t By swinging thes 11d-d" 4ear ean he steered to turnto` ne desired.l The Ina li' planes or Winge` rear, for the l,purf 'of the car, 'tolli ,hejothen as fided with ing theeont-rol upward er downward, or assistfin maint .itin a'h orinontalpath.

The aris 'sli provided ivitha forward4 extension eoinp si `gb" sideg'and bars2 'ali gW-,ig 'mi @higher @bar unaar may be conti-olle y'gedftj-o` Sivingrearthe other side ot means the two wings will swing up and doivn snl'iullaneously and serve to control the forward movement of the ear, or upward, or downward, or assist in maintaining it in a horizontal position.

The ear may he provided Witlrwheels 45, ot which four arc ehown mounted on a kind ot truck frame 4G, for the purpose of permitting the ear to run along the ground in starting and in stopping. And suitahle lelrid devicesvrnay he used, hy extending the posts 6 downward and curving-them rearward., aS at 60.

From thiS arrangement it will `he Seen that the ear is provided with a plane meinher, that serves for the purpose et causing ittc glide through theair when propelled and is formed in sections that can he adjusted for the purpose of changing the direction of mm ement of the car. ,By having a series of planes ot unequal length, and the4 .better manner, and is less likely to capsize :fr T n abnormal conditions of the atmosphere, or from other causes. And the for- ,Ward and rearward extensions with the ad- -']ustahle Wings; serve to cause direction of moi'einent of the ear to he eaSily and quickly changed..

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentxv In an aeroplane, the combination of a frame' member, a plurality owtransi-*ersely extending planes, the frame member havingr a forward extension, and a rear extens"ion,

a cross bar connecting the ends of the lfor- -ward extension, a 4Wing pivotally mounted on said cross' bar, said Wing having- 'its rear ledgearranged to 4move up and. doivn,said

rear-l extensionicomprissing ,rearwardly exl tending bars 32,- 3 3 and bars 34, fpara'llel thereto, uprightsl 37, 38 connect-ing said. .par-

allel., bars at'points removed from the ends h' of' said parallel` bars, a vyingpivotally `monri'teclat its inner edgevon Said uprights andjhaving ite outer edge arranged to inove This specification signed and witnessed.

this 24th dayv ofv February'A. D. 1911-.

vieron-1?. runes; A 1 'Witneesesz I y l 2 I l l l i y Townn'n, Jr.,

" u'p'and down, andineans for operating said j Wings. 

